Avaana Capital Raises Largest Climate-tech VC Fund Of $135mn Updated On Wed, Oct 23rd, 2024 by Saurenergy Indian climate-focused venture capital company Avaana Capital has announced the final close of its Avaana Climate and Sustainability Fund with a total fund size of USD 135 million. The firm said that being India’s largest institutional climate focused venture capital fund, the Avaana Climate and Sustainability Fund is working to invest in early-stage companies that […] Read more
ADB To Support Electric Transport Connectivity For Nagpur Metro Updated On Wed, Jul 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $200 million loan to expand metro rail corridors and improve transport connectivity in Nagpur, India. This includes its support for boosting the electric mobility to ensure connectivity to the metro stations in the city in Maharashtra. “ADB will support the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) […] Read more
PM Surya Ghar: Govt Earmarks Rs 800cr For Model Solar Villages Updated On Mon, Mar 18th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has now issued its notification for the rollout of its ambitious PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. The ambitious scheme has planned to install rooftop solar panels onto one crore households with a financial output of Rs 75,021 crore. The ministry in its detailed financial outlay said […] Read more
FIEE SGR Closes its Second Fund Dedicated to Energy Efficiency Updated On Fri, Aug 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy FIEE SGR the leading Italian fund specialising in energy efficiency for energy transition has launched its second fund with the 1st close of €127.5 million Fondo Italiano per l’Efficienza Energetica SGR (FIEE SGR), the leading Italian fund and one of the largest European funds specialising in energy efficiency for energy transition, has launched its second […] Read more
Taaleri Announces Second Close of SolarWind II Fund at EUR 275 Mn Updated On Tue, Mar 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy The Taaleri SolarWind II fund, held a second closing in February 2020, with approximately EUR 275 million in commitments. The Taaleri SolarWind II fund, the fifth renewable energy fund managed by Taaleri Energia Funds Management, held a second closing in February 2020, with approximately EUR 275 million in commitments. The second-close investors include the European […] Read more
Blackrock and GE Backed Firm Raises $250 mn to Fund Distributed Solar Projects Updated On Fri, Oct 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy DSD, the business-backed by BlackRock and GE Renewable Energy, has announced the closing of a USD 250 million fund to invest in future solar projects Distributed Solar Development (DSD), the business-backed by BlackRock Real Assets’ Global Renewable Power platform and GE Renewable Energy, has announced the closing of a USD 250 million fund financed by […] Read more
CERC Drafts Outline For Power System Development Fund Updated On Wed, May 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued draft regulations for the Power System Development Fund. The proposed regulations deal with the creation of a power system development fund and its implementation, with the objective of tackling the issue of the country’s power sector grappling with transmission related issues. The fund when implemented will come […] Read more
Govt. upbeats Solar Power Generation to 48GW by 2019 Updated On Mon, Apr 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy Eyeing the indigenous growing solar reputation, the government is aiming to extend the solar power generation capacity to 48GW by early 2019, giving an early deed to the promising 100 GW National Solar Mission chalked by 2022. Latest projections from The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has benchmarked a target generating 48GW grid […] Read more
